Geopolitics

Geopolitics

The Coupled System: Trigger for a Global Crisis

We discuss how sovereign debt, two wars, and the AI boom have now become one machine that may lead to a deeper global crisis.

By Desh Kapoor · Sep 6, 2026

India

The August Convergence: What Actually Happened Across the Pakistan, Turkey, and China Axis

We look at the recent events which are extremely significant. Implications of what is happening within and outside certain nations will haunt those countries and other players for many years.

By Desh Kapoor · Aug 23, 2026

United States of America

The War Before 2029: Russia, NATO and the Closing Window

New 'intelligence' reports suggest that Russia "is weeks from attacking NATO." Details then say that it can happen anytime from 2026 to 2029. The very understanding of the Russian threat is a caricature. We unpack the reports and zero-in on the real scenario forward!

By Desh Kapoor · Aug 9, 2026

Geopolitics

Putin's Last Card: How Close Are We to Nuclear Escalation

As Ukraine strikes deep and Russia feels the walls closing in, every move becomes a signal. Schelling explains the dance of coercion. Fearon explains why peace is so hard. When perception drives decisions and time is the enemy, wisdom may be the only path that prevents catastrophe.

By Desh Kapoor · Jul 12, 2026

Geopolitics

The World Between Orders

The post-Cold War order is fading, but the next world order has yet to emerge. As America, China, Europe, and Russia reposition for an uncertain future, old assumptions are collapsing. This is the story of borrowed power, strategic decline, rising rivals, and a world caught between eras.

By Desh Kapoor · May 31, 2026

Geopolitics

The Fracture Season: Fictional take on the world in 2026-2027

From Iran's burning strait to Pakistan's quiet unraveling, from Beijing's Taiwan calculus to Europe's frozen reckoning — five crises, one collapsing architecture, and the nations already building on the ruins of what the world pretended was permanent.

By Desh Kapoor · May 3, 2026

The Daily Geopolitics Brief # 24

The Strait of Hormuz is announced open but no tankers are sailing. The Lebanon ceasefire is in effect but violations are already logged. The Iran deal is very close but every clause is unresolved. April 17 was the day the gap between narrative and reality became the story itself.

By Desh Kapoor · Apr 17, 2026